JOBS WERE ADDED IN MORE THAN HALF OF THE STATE’S 14 METRO AREAS LAST MONTH. >>>
NINE METRO AREAS SAW OVER-THE-YEAR JOB GAINS...INCLUDING CHICAGO AND THE SUBURBS...CHAMPAIGN-URBANA...KANKAKEE...THE QUAD CITIES AND EAST...
The annual Merchant Street Music Fest in downtown Kankakee Friday and Saturday. The event is sponsored by several corporate sponsors, including the Chamber of Commerce and the Kankakee Public Library.
MSMF is held at the...
Some folks who shop at farmers across the state of Illinois could soon be shut out.
One of the companies that allows people on food stamps across the country to buy fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers markets is ending its...
An early-morning incident today (Thursday) finds one man in custody and another likely to be arrested after Watseka Police responded to a call about a hate crime.
37-year-old Donald Russell of Watseka is charged with robbery...
A 36-year-old Chicago-area man faces child porn charges. Trinidad Delhorno was arrested (Tuesday) for child pornography and unauthorized videotaping. Bradley Police other charges are pending.
Delhorno is alleged to have recorded...
The total sale price at the Iroquois County Fair's livestock sale (Monday) was down from 2017 numbers. But the overall sale figure was still well above previous years dating back to 2005.
Monday's sale totaled...
Cy Cook’s effort at the Iroquois County Fair earned him the Master Showman Award Sunday. The judging awarded the 16-year-old the top aware among the presenters of six categories.
Cook was the winner of the Goat Division and...
CORN IS PROGRESSING MORE QUICKLY THAN IN RECENT YEARS ACCORDING TO THE LATEST ILLINOIS CROP REPORT. >>>
33 PERCENT OF THE CORN CROP IS IN THE DOUGH STAGE...THAT COMPARES TO SIX PERCENT AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR AND 14...
Illinois corn and soybean farmers haven’t been plagued by too many pests in recent years, but warm summer weather could still bring trouble.
Kelly Estes with the Illinois Natural History Survey said a cold winter helped kill off...
